Book Preface for Sample Ultrasound Report Writing

Diagnostic medical imaging is an indispensable part of today's clinical diagnosis and treatment, which includes computerized x-ray body scanning (CT), magnetic **** vibration imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine and diagnostic ultrasound (US) technology. At present, medical ultrasound technology has a wide range of applications, has been involved in the diagnosis of the whole body soft tissue and various organ diseases. In recent years, with the health care reform, the state increased investment to make the public health care has been improved. Diagnostic ultrasound is the only relatively inexpensive medical imaging equipment, domestic equipment has been more mature, can provide effective, safe, economical and convenient medical diagnostic services, urban and rural primary health care units have been equipped. Diagnostic ultrasound technology is becoming mature, the diagnostic team is expanding, must be timely, formal training of technical personnel, in order to correctly and fully play the role of advanced equipment. Standardized operating techniques, diagnostic standards, report writing and other basic issues have become an urgent task.

Ultrasonic diagnostic report is a written expression of the results of ultrasound, clinical diagnosis and treatment of important reference materials, but also has a certain legal utility of technical documents. In practice, some reports are too simple, the words do not mean, can not be described truthfully examination; diagnosis only suggests ultrasound physical phenomena, the clinical diagnosis is not very helpful; some are too dependent on or attached to the clinical information, diagnostic hints (or comments) beyond the scope of ultrasound diagnosis, resulting in clinical misinformation; scribbled handwriting, illegible, ultrasound terminology is not standardized, create a name of the disease and create simplified Chinese characters, etc., can not play a good role in the diagnosis of ultrasound. well perform the role of ultrasound diagnosis.

This book focuses on the writing format, content, terminology, and conclusions of diagnostic reports for a variety of typical diseases, especially for some ultrasound-specific linguistic expressions, and provides detailed descriptions and examples, which will help improve diagnostic standards and reduce doctor-patient conflicts and medical complaints due to errors in writing for clinical ultrasonographers.

During the preparation of this book, the authors have dedicated themselves to their own work experience and feelings, striving to describe objectively and truthfully, to use exact words, and to be concise. For the omissions of the book, please readers to put forward valuable advice.